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WebQuizzing – Ch.02Book ISBN-10 0538477490Book ISBN-13 9780538477499Author: Gerald KellerTitle: Statistics for Management and EconomicsEd: 9e# Questions Submitted: 20 Multiple ChoiceThe classification of student major (accounting, economics, management, marketing, other) is an example of a(n)nominal random variable.interval random variable.continuous random variable.parameter.Analysis:A. Correct. Nominal data are categories.B. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories.C. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories. D. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories.ANSWER: A Ref: Section 2.1The classification of student class designation (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) is an example of a(n)nominal random variable.interval random variable.ordinal random variable.a parameter.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning.B. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning.C. Correct. The order of ordinal data has meaning. D. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning. ANSWER: C Ref: Section 2.1A researcher wishes to estimate the textbook costs of first-year students at Ferris State University. To do so, he recorded the textbook cost of 200 first-year students and found that their average textbook cost was $275 per semester. The variable of interest to the researcher is textbook cost.class rank.number of students.name of university.Analysis:A. Correct. A variable is some characteristic of a population or sample. B. Incorrect. A variable is some characteristic of a population or sample. C. Incorrect. A variable is some characteristic of a population or sample.D. Incorrect. A variable is some characteristic of a population or sample. ANSWER: A Ref: Section 2.1All calculations are permitted on what type of data?Interval data.Nominal data.Ordinal data.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Correct. Interval data are real numbers. B. Incorrect. Interval data are real numbers.C. Incorrect. Interval data are real numbers. D. Incorrect. Interval data are real numbers.ANSWER: A Ref: Section 2.1Values must represent ordered rankings for what type of data?Interval data.Nominal data.Ordinal data.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning.B. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning.C. Correct. The order of ordinal data has meaning. D. Incorrect. The order of ordinal data has meaning.ANSWER: C Ref: Section 2.1For what type of data are frequencies the only calculations that can be done?Interval data.Nominal data.Ordinal data.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories. B. Correct. Nominal data are categories. C. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories.D. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories. ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.1For which type of data are the values arbitrary numbers?Interval data.Nominal data.Ordinal data.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories. B. Correct. Nominal data are categories.C. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories.D. Incorrect. Nominal data are categories .ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.1Which of the following statements about pie charts is false?A pie chart is a graphical representation of a relative frequency distribution.You can always determine frequencies for each category by looking at a pie chart.The total percentage of all the slices of a pie chart is 100%.The area of a slice of a pie chart is the proportion of all the individuals that fall into that particular category. Analysis:A. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies. B. Correct. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies. C. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies.D. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies.ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.2Which of the following situations is best suited for a pie chart?The number of dollars spent this year on each type of legal gambling.The percentage of a charitable donation that goes to administrative costs, vs. directly to the charity.The number of students in your class who received an A, B, C, D, F on their exam.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies. B. Correct. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies. C. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies.D. Incorrect. A pie chart graphically shows relative frequencies.ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.2Which situation identifies when to use pie charts and/or bar charts?You want to describe a single set of data.Your data is nominal.You want to show the number or the percentage of individuals in each category.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Correct. Bar charts and pie charts present pictures of data. B. Correct. Bar charts and pie charts present pictures of data. C. Correct. Bar charts and pie charts present pictures of data.D. Correct. Bar charts and pie charts present pictures of data.ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.2Suppose you measure the number of minutes it takes an employee to complete a task, where the maximum allowed time is 5 minutes, and each time is rounded to the nearest minute. Data from 130 employees is summarized below. How long did it take most employees to complete the task?Time (minutes)12345Frequency15304025205 minutes.3 minutes.40 minutes.20 minutes.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The table shows most employees took 3 minutes to complete task. B. Correct. The table shows most employees took 3 minutes to complete task. C. Incorrect. The table shows most employees took 3 minutes to complete task. D. Incorrect. The table shows most employees took 3 minutes to complete task.ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.2Which of the following represents a graphical presentation of interval data?A bar chart.A histogram.A pie chart.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. A histogram represents a graphical presentation of interval data. B. Correct. A histogram represents a graphical presentation of interval data. C. Incorrect. A histogram represents a graphical presentation of interval data. D. Incorrect. A histogram represents a graphical presentation of interval data.ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.1Which of the following statements about histograms is true?A histogram is a summary of interval data.A histogram is made of a series of intervals, called classes.The classes in a histogram cover the complete range of observations.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. All of these choices are true.B. Incorrect. All of these choices are true.C. Incorrect. All of these choices are true. D. Correct. All of these choices are true. ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.1Which of the following statements about histograms is false?The intervals of a histogram do not overlap.Every observation is assigned to one and only one class in a histogram.The intervals of a histogram are equally wide.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The intervals of a histogram do not overlapB. Incorrect. Every observation is assigned to one and only one class in a histogram.C. Incorrect. The intervals of a histogram are equally wide.D. Correct. None of these choices are false ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.1The relative frequency of a class in a histogram is computed bydividing the frequency of the class by the number of classes.dividing the frequency of the class by the class width.dividing the frequency of the class by the total of all frequencies.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The relative frequency of a class in a histogram is computed by dividing the frequency of the class by the total of all frequencies. B. Incorrect. The relative frequency of a class in a histogram is computed by dividing the frequency of the class by the total of all frequencies. C. Correct. The relative frequency of a class in a histogram is computed by dividing the frequency of the class by the total of all frequencies. D. Incorrect. The relative frequency of a class in a histogram is computed by dividing the frequency of the class by the total of all frequencies. ANSWER: C Ref: Section 2.1Which of the following statements about shapes of histograms is true?A histogram is said to be symmetric if, when we draw a vertical line down the center of the histogram, the two sides are identical in shape and size.A negatively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the left.A positively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the right.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. A histogram is said to be symmetric if, when we draw a vertical line down the center of the histogram, the two sides are identical in shape and size. B. Incorrect. A negatively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the left. C. Incorrect. A positively skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending to the right D. Correct. All of these choices are true.ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.1Observations that are measured at successive points in time is what type of data?Time-series data.Cross-sectional data.Successive data.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Correct. Time-series data are observations that are measured at successive points in time. B. Incorrect. Time-series data are observations that are measured at successive points in time. C. Incorrect. Time-series data are observations that are measured at successive points in time.D. Incorrect. Time-series data are observations that are measured at successive points in time. ANSWER: A Ref: Section 2.2Observations that are measured at the same time represent what type of data?Time-series data.Cross-sectional data.Synchronous data.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Incorrect. Observations that are measured at the same time represent cross-sectional data B. Correct. Observations that are measured at the same time represent cross-sectional data C. Incorrect. Observations that are measured at the same time represent cross-sectional data D. Incorrect. Observations that are measured at the same time represent cross-sectional data ANSWER: B Ref: Section 2.2Which of the following represents time-series data?The length of time each of the top 100 stocks have been available on the NASDAQ.The most popular time of year that people purchase the top 100 stocks on the NASDAQ.The value of the #1 stock on the NASDAQ each month over a one-year period.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. The value of the #1 stock on the NASDAQ each month over a one-year period represents time-series data.B. Incorrect. The value of the #1 stock on the NASDAQ each month over a one-year period represents time-series data. C. Correct. The value of the #1 stock on the NASDAQ each month over a one-year period represents time-series data. D. Incorrect. The value of the #1 stock on the NASDAQ each month over a one-year period represents time-series data.ANSWER: C Ref: Section 2.2Time-series data are often graphically depicted how?Bar chart.Histogram.Line chart.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. Time-series data are often graphically depicted by a line chart. B. Incorrect. Time-series data are often graphically depicted by a line chart.C. Correct. Time-series data are often graphically depicted by a line chart.D. Incorrect. Time-series data are often graphically depicted by a line chart.ANSWER: C Ref: Section 2.2Which of the following statements describes a line chart?A line chart is a graph of time-series data.A line chart is a plot of a variable over time.The horizontal axis of a line chart contains time periods.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. A line chart is a graph of time-series data. B. Incorrect. A line chart is a plot of a variable over time.C. Incorrect. The horizontal axis of a line chart contains time periods. D. Correct. All of these choices are true.ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.2How do you determine whether two interval variables have a positive linear relationship?Most of the points fall close to a straight line with positive slope.As the X variable increases, the Y variable increases in a linear way. The scatter diagram shows a linear pattern that is going uphill.All of these choices are true.Analysis:A. Incorrect. Most of the points fall close to a straight line with positive slope. B. Incorrect. As the X variable increases, the Y variable increases in a linear way. C. Incorrect. The scatter diagram shows a linear pattern that is going uphill.D. Correct. All of these choices are true. ANSWER: D Ref: Section 2.3If the data in a scatter diagram is scattered completely at random, what do you conclude?There is no linear relationship between X and Y.There is a strong linear relationship between X and Y.There is a strong linear relationship between X and Y that is described by a horizontal (flat) line.None of these choices.Analysis:A. Correct. If the data in a scatter diagram is scattered completely at random, there is no linear relationship between X and Y. B. Incorrect. If the data in a scatter diagram is scattered completely at random, there is no linear relationship between X and Y. C. Incorrect. If the data in a scatter diagram is scattered completely at random, there is no linear relationship between X and Y. D. Incorrect. If the data in a scatter diagram is scattered completely at random, there is no linear relationship between X and Y. ANSWER: A Ref: Section 2.3 ................
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